The League of Women Voters of Nevada is tracking the following hearing the week of May 8, 2017.
The League offers an Advocacy Guide to navigate the legislative website at: https://lwvlvvblog.org/2017/01/22/lwvlvv-2017-advocacy-guide/
You can live-stream legislative hearings here: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Calendar/A/
You can watch archived hearings here: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Granicus/
If you are interested in turning your passion for an issue into real power, please find your local League of Women Voters chapter in Nevada:
League of Women of Northern Nevada: www.lwvnn.org
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Monday May 8, 2017
3:30 PM
Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
- Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
- Video conferenced to Room 4404B of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.
AB478 (WS) AN ACT relating to elections; changing the deadline by which a person may register to vote by mail or computer for a primary election, primary city election, general city election or general election; providing that the county and city clerks are not required to distribute sample ballots for an election to certain persons; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
SB507 (WS) Revises the interim committee structure of the Legislature.
SJR11 (WS) Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide for limited annual regular legislative sessions and for legislative compensation and expenses to be paid in a manner fixed and determined by law.
Tuesday May 9, 2017
1:30 PM
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
- Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
- Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.
SB117 AN ACT relating to elections; requiring certain accommodations be made for voters who are disabled or not physically able to wait in line to vote; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
SB447 AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing any registered voter to request absent ballots for all elections held during the year he or she requests an absent ballot; authorizing a registered voter with a physical disability or who is at least 65 years of age to request absent ballots for all elections held after submission of the request; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
SB491 AN ACT relating to elections; prohibiting the use of mechanical voting systems and mechanical recording devices unless the systems or devices are approved by the Secretary of State; authorizing the Secretary of State and certain counties to enter into an agreement for the lease of approved mechanical voting systems and mechanical recording devices without an option to purchase such systems or devices; making various other changes relating to mechanical voting systems and mechanical recording devices; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Wednesday May 10, 2017
3:30 PM
Senate Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
- Room 2144 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
AB272 AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing each county and city clerk to establish polling places where any registered voter of the county or city, respectively, may vote in person on the day of certain elections; requiring, under certain circumstances, county and city clerks to establish polling places within the boundaries of Indian reservations and colonies; requiring the preparation and use of electronic rosters; authorizing voting materials to be provided in certain languages; authorizing county and city clerks to extend the period for early voting; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
AB392 AN ACT relating to elections; requiring a disclosure on certain elections-related communications; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Thursday May 11, 2017
1:30 PM
Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections
- Room 3142 of the Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City, NV.
- Videoconferenced to Room 4401 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, NV.
SB144 AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing, under certain circumstances, a county or city clerk to establish polling places where any registered voter of the county or city, respectively, may vote in person on the day of certain elections; authorizing an elector to register to vote on the day of certain elections at certain polling places; requiring the Secretary of State to create and maintain certain application software for use on mobile devices; providing for voter preregistration by certain persons who are at least 17 years of age but less than 18 years of age; requiring permanent polling places to remain open for certain hours on Sundays during early voting in certain counties; extending the period during which an elector can register to vote; extending the deadline for a covered voter to use a federal postcard application to register to vote and request a military-overseas ballot; authorizing, under certain circumstances, a covered voter to request a local elections official to resend to the covered voter a military-overseas ballot; making various other changes relating to elections; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
SB492 AN ACT relating to elections; authorizing each county clerk to establish polling places where any registered voter of the county may vote in person on the day of a primary or general election; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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